Plate XVIII

The widows approach the chief after a battle. Hiding their faces they petition the chief to avenge their husband's deaths, to provide for them in their widowhood, and to grant them permission to remarry after a period of mourning.(Click on a red dot above to jump to a detail view of that area, or you can cycle through all of the detail views by using the next button below.)

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